Miniature rose plant named &#39;Poulpah067&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new miniature rose plant that has abundant, orange blend flowers and attractive foliage. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for year-round production in commercial glasshouses. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

BOTANICAL DESIGNATION

Rosa hybrid

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘Poulpah067’

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety ofminiature rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing betweenthe female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent,also an unnamed seedling.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2007 and the resultingseeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark.The new variety, named ‘Poulpah067’, originated as a single seedlingfrom the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent andfemale seed parent primarily by flower coloration and growth habit.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety for commercialculture was to create a new and distinct variety with unique qualities,such as:

-   -   1. Uniform and abundant orange blend flowers;    -   2. Vigorous and compact growth;    -   3. Year-round flowering under glasshouse conditions;    -   4. Suitability for production from softwood cuttings in pots;    -   5. Durable flowers and foliage which make a variety suitable for        distribution in the floral industry.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously availablecommercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, anddistinguish ‘Poulpah067’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated theseeds from the aforementioned hybridization and conducted evaluations onthe resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg,Denmark. ‘Poulpah067’ was selected by the inventor as a single plantfrom the progeny of the hybridization in 2007.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpah067’ by cuttings was first done byMogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in 2008. Thisinitial and other subsequent propagations conducted in controlledenvironments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpah067’are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonablypossible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typicalcharacteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of‘Poulpah067’. Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 are flowers at variousstages of development, flower petals, and flowers in parts. Illustratedin FIG. 2 are leaves, and stems.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpah067’, as observed in itsgrowth in glasshouses in Fredensborg, Denmark. Observed plants are 5months of age and were cultivated in 20 cm pots. Color references aremade using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) ColourChart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety‘Poulymp’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,744 are compared to ‘Poulpah067’ inChart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpah067’ ‘Poulymp’ Petalage: 62 petals total, 12 of 25-30petals under which are petaloids normal conditions with 2-3 petaloidsFlower Diameter: 70 to 80 mm 60-70 mm General Tonality Yellow-OrangeBlend Yellow-Orange of Flower Color: Group 16A Group 20B, Orange Group24C, and Yellow-Orange Group 21C

-   Flower and flower bud:    -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.        -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 20 mm in length from base of            receptacle to end of bud. 12 mm in diameter. Bud form:            Ovate. Bud color: As sepals unfold, petals are Orange-Red            Group 31A. Sepals: Upper Surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group            147B. Texture: Smooth, moderately pubescent. Lower Surface:            Color: Yellow-Green Group 146B. Texture: Smooth. Shape:            Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union with receptacle.            Margins: Margins have weak foliaceous appendages on three of            the five sepals. Size: 27 mm long by 7 mm wide.        -   Receptacle.—Surface Texture: Smooth. Shape: Campanulate.            Size: 5 mm tall and 7 mm wide. Color: Yellow Green Group            144A.        -   Pedicel.—Surface: Smooth. Length: 30 to 65 mm. Diameter:            Generally 2 to 3 mm. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.            Strength: Medium strength.        -   Peduncle.—Length: 6.5 to 14 cm. Diameter: 2 to 3 mm. Color:            Yellow-Green Group 144A. Borne: In corymb form, clustered in            groups of 5 to 7 on average.        -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: None. Duration: As a pot plant,            flowers last up to 28 days. Size: Flower diameter is 70 to            80 mm when open. Flower depth is 30 mm. Form: General shape            is a very double rosette, with slightly overlapping petals            of different sizes. Shape of flower, side view: The upper            portion is a flattened convex. The lower portion is a            flattened concave.        -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have 62 petals            total, 12 of which are petaloids.        -   Color.—General Tonality: On open flower Yellow-Orange Group            16A. Upon opening, petals: Outermost and innermost petals            are Yellow-Orange Group 18A on the upper surface.            Yellow-Orange Group 19A on the lower surface. No distinctive            coloration at the petal base observed. After opening,            petals: Outermost and innermost petals are Yellow-Orange            Group 18A on the upper surface. Yellow-Orange Group 19A on            the lower surface. No distinctive coloration at the petal            base observed.        -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Moderate. Margin: Entire with weak            undulations. Shape: Generally broad and elliptic and narrow            elliptic. Apex shape: Rounded. Base shape: Acute. Size: 35            mm (l) by 40 mm (w). Texture: Slight texture. Thickness:            Average.        -   Petaloids.—Quantity: 12 on average. Shape: Irregular, and            asymmetric. The apex is rounded and base is acute. Color:            Yellow-Orange Group 18A on the upper surface. Yellow-Orange            Group 19A on the lower surface. Size: 15 mm (l) by 8 mm (w).        -   Reproductive organs.—Pollen: None Observed. Anthers: Size: 1            mm long. Color: Brown Group 200D. Quantity: 100 on average.            Filaments: Color: Yellow Group 9C. Length: About 5 mm.            Pistils: Length: About 3 mm long. Quantity: 90 on average.            Stigmas: Inferior relative to the length of the filaments            and the height of the anthers. Color: Yellow-Orange Group            23A. Styles: Color: Yellow Group 8A. Seed formation: Not            observed.-   Plant:    -   -   Plant growth.—Upright. Plants are 35 cm in height, and 30 cm            wide.        -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144D.            Mature growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Length: Canes are 30            cm from the base of the plant to the flowering portion.            Diameter: About 4 mm. Internodes: On mature canes, there is            an average distance of 28 mm between nodes. Surface Texture:            Young and mature wood is smooth.        -   Prickles.—None observed.        -   Plant foliage.—Compound Leaf size: 115 mm (l) by 75 mm (w)            on average. Quantity: 3 to 4 leaves per 10 cm of stem. Leaf            bearing angle to stem: 60 degrees. Color of juvenile            foliage: Upper Leaf Surface: Yellow-Green Group 147A. Lower            Leaf Surface: Green Group 138B. Anthocyanin: Greyed-Purple            Group at the margins. Color of mature foliage: Upper Leaf            Surface: Yellow-Green Group 147A. Lower Leaf Surface: Green            Group 138D.        -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: About 7 mm in            length. Shape: Linear, slightly broad based with outward            extending apecies. Margins: Entire. Color: Yellow-Green            Group 144B. Petiole: Length: 13 mm on average. Diameter:            About 1 mm. Upper surface: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Lower            surface: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Rachis: Length: 15 mm on            average. Diameter: About 1 mm. Upper surface: Yellow-Green            Group 144A. Lower surface: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Leaflet:            Number of leaflets: On normal leaves in middle of the stem            there are 5 leaflets. Occasionally 3 and 7 leaflets. Size:            45 mm in length by 34 mm wide. Margin: Serrate. General            Shape: Ovate. Apex Shape: Acute. Base Shape: Round. Texture:            Smooth. Arrangement: Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate. Leaf            Gloss: Moderately glossy.        -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold            Hardiness Zone 6.        -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable            for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture            Society heat zone 7.

1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the miniature class named‘Poulpah067’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due toits abundant, orange blend flowers, vigorous growth, compact habit,suitability for production from softwood cuttings in pots, and durableflowers and foliage that make the variety suitable for distribution inthe floral industry.